What Will Your Visit to Chautauqua Look Like?
Create your perfect day at Chautauqua!
Come for the Experience, Stay for the Food
Enjoy delicious appetizers, salads, sandwiches, wine and craft cocktails at the beautiful Athenaeum Hotel on Chautauqua Lake!
Relish casual lakeside dining in Adirondack chairs around firepits with tableside service for beverages
Let’s Have Some Fun!

Beaches
CHQ has always celebrated its connection to the lake, and swimming has remained a popular past-time.

Recreation
At CHQ you can rent a kayak, canoe, sailboat or bike, fish, golf, visit the Tennis Center and so much more.

Refreshments
Come for a day to relax with friends with lakeside beverages and in a beautiful setting.
Take a Piece of Chautauqua Home with You
Stop at the Gallery Store or one of the many other wonderful place to shop on our Historic grounds and take a piece of Chautauqua with you. Enjoy hand crafted bowls, jewelry, clothes, bags and much more.

More Shops and Services
Discover something new and exciting at one of the many shops on our historic grounds.
Where to Stay
Athenaeum Hotel
The historic Athenaeum Hotel welcomes visitors with lodging that is as comfortable as it is beautiful. Situated on Chautauqua Lake, the Athenaeum offers an environment where guests can rest and relax in close proximity to Chautauqua Institution’s many events and experiences. Stay with one of our all-inclusive packages this summer!
This is the Place
This is the place to be this summer. Make your day a Chautauqua into an adventure. Explore places to dine, shop and play!
Concerts
June 25 @ 2:30 pm Week One (June 24–July 1)
Sunday Afternoon Entertainment: The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus
Amphitheater
June 29 @ 8:15 pm Week One (June 24–July 1)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Opening Night”
Amphitheater
June 30 @ 2:00 pm Week One (June 24–July 1)
OPERALOGUE Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Norton Hall
June 30 @ 4:00 pm Week One (June 24–July 1)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Norton Hall
July 4 @ 8:00 pm Week Two (July 1–8)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: “Independence Day Celebration”
Amphitheater
July 7 @ 2:00 pm Week Two (July 1–8)
OPERALOGUE Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Norton Hall
July 8 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)
Natalie Merchant with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Amphitheater
July 12 @ 2:00 pm Week Three (July 8–15)
OPERALOGUE Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Norton Hall
July 13 @ 8:15 pm Week Three (July 8–15)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Steven Banks, saxophone
Amphitheater
July 21 @ 2:00 pm Week Four (July 15–22)
OPERALOGUE Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Norton Hall
July 27 @ 8:15 pm Week Five (July 22–29)
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Alexander Gavrylyuk. piano
Amphitheater
July 29 @ 7:30 pm Week Six (July 29–August 5)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Amphitheater
August 1 @ 7:30 pm Week Six (July 29–August 5)
Family Entertainment Series: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
Amphitheater
August 12 @ 8:15 pm Week Eight (August 12–19)
The Washington Ballet with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
Amphitheater